Arthur Trappier

Arthur Benjamin TRAPPIER, called " type " or " traps ", ( born May 28, 1910 in Georgetown, South Carolina, † May 17, 1975 in New York City ) was an American drummer of the New Orleans Jazz and Swing.

TRAPPIER played in 1928 with Charlie Skeets and in the 1930s with the singer Blanche Calloway, Tiny Bradshaw and Buddy Johnson. 1940-1943 he played ( and recorded with ) with Fats Waller and then did his military service in World War II. After that he played as a sideman with numerous musicians of swing and traditional jazz, including by Teddy Wilson, Edmond Hall, with whom he also recorded, Sy Oliver (1947 ), Art Hodes, Ralph Sutton, Tony Parenti, Sidney Bechet, Wilbur De Paris, Hot Lips Page, Red Allen, Conrad Janis, Wingy Manone, Rex Stewart, Josh White and Benny Goodman. In the 1950s he led his own trio in hotels in New York and the Bronx. With Willie "The Lion" Smith, he toured in Canada and made ​​recordings. He was active until the 1970s.